Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents List of figures List of tables About the author Preface 1 Rethinking macroeconomics: introduction to economics 2 Keynesian theory and policy 3 Keynesian theory after Keynes 4 The Monetarist school of thought and monetary policy rules 5 Austrian capital and business cycle theory 6 Real business cycles and supply-side economics 7 Modern Monetary Theory 8 The Great Depression 9 The war years and postwar recovery 10 The 1950s and 1960s: a time of economic growth 11 The years of stagflation 12 Japan: economic miracle to lost decade 13 The Great Moderation 14 Financial crisis and deep recession 15 Economics of the European Union 16 COVID-19 and the economic collapse of 2020 17 Conclusion: what approaches do people in authority use? References Index